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sousaphone
noun
sou·sa·phone
ˈsü-zə-ˌfōn 
-sə-
: a large circular tuba that has a flared adjustable bell compare helicon
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With students on holiday break, the Gophers men’s basketball pep band was down to a couple dozen members, including just two sousaphones, for Sunday evening’s nonconference tilt with Campbell University.
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Tris Wykes, Twin Cities, 22 Dec. 2025
New Orleans is a town where a trombone can cause a traffic jam, and a sousaphone can lure a thousand people into the streets.
—Jenny Adams, CNN Money, 5 Oct. 2025
Trevor was the guy who brought a sousaphone with him.
—Pat Blashill, Rolling Stone, 28 Aug. 2025
Along with the sousaphone and the steel drum, the saxophone is one of only a few acoustic instruments invented over the past two centuries to have enjoyed any sort of broad popularity, at least in Western music.
—Matthew Sherrill, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
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Tris Wykes, Twin Cities, 22 Dec. 2025
New Orleans is a town where a trombone can cause a traffic jam, and a sousaphone can lure a thousand people into the streets.
—Jenny Adams, CNN Money, 5 Oct. 2025
Trevor was the guy who brought a sousaphone with him.
—Pat Blashill, Rolling Stone, 28 Aug. 2025
Along with the sousaphone and the steel drum, the saxophone is one of only a few acoustic instruments invented over the past two centuries to have enjoyed any sort of broad popularity, at least in Western music.
—Matthew Sherrill, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for sousaphone
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“Sousaphone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sousaphone. Accessed 26 Dec. 2025.
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sousaphone
noun
sou·sa·phone
ˈsü-zə-ˌfōn
: a large circular tuba that goes over the player's shoulder and has a wide bell that faces forward
Etymology
named for John Philip Sousa 1854–1932 American band leader and composer
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